Conference News
Discussions have been initiated regarding merging of the four conferences in Pennsylvania into one. Delegates to the PSEC fall meeting on November 9th will vote on this important decision. If you have questions about what this means for Rosedale UCC and the Covenant Association, please contact Pastor Selina.
Missions
Rosedale reaches out to help others in many ways.
Through the One Great Hour of Sharing (OGHS) special mission offering, the United Church of Christ collaborates with domestic and international partners to support humanitarian aid and sustainable development, bringing needed assistance to communities in need of long-term recovery and economic sustainability. Gifts to OGHS also provide much-needed resources to assist our partners in providing clean water, food, education, health care, small business micro-credit, emergency relief, advocacy, and resettlement for refugees.
OCWM (Our Church’s Wider Mission) encourages and supports local churches, Associations, Conferences, and the national expressions of the United Church of Christ to participate in the global, multiracial, multicultural church and to support United Church of Christ ministries around the world and the nation.
Strengthen the Church (STC) Offering reflects the shared commitment of people across the United Church of Christ to cooperatively build up the UCC. Conferences and the national setting equally share the gifts given by members and friends through their local congregations. The funds raised support leadership development, new churches, youth ministry, and innovation in existing congregations.
Neighbors in Need (NIN) is a special mission offering of the United Church of Christ that supports ministries of justice and compassion in the United States.
The Christmas Fund has been caring for active and retired clergy and lay employees of the United Church of Christ for over 100 years, providing emergency grants, supplementation of small annuities and health premiums, and Christmas “Thank You” gift checks each December to our lower-income retirees.
With our All Saints Offering we celebrate long ago saints and those known to us as saints. These offerings are contributed to the Pennsylvania Southeast Conference (PSEC) and are used to supplement the cost of retired pastors’ health benefits.
Locally we support the Muhlenberg Churches Food Pantry which distributes food the third Thursday of each month in Muhlenberg Township. We also support the local Food Bank, Helping Harvest, which supports all of the local food pantries in the area.
We support various local programs including: local hospitals by providing Jared boxes, Mary’s Shelter, Veterans Making a Difference, Bethany Children’s Home, the local Animal Rescue League, Students Experiencing Homelessness, and Women in Crisis.
Rosedale UCC is a member of the Covenant Association, which supports the local churches in Berks county by offering funding of local church missions, disaster relief, scholarships and other assistance to members-in-discernment, counseling and spiritual development services to ministers.
Community Aid:
The Women’s Guild will be collecting items to be donated to Community Aid. We are looking for clothes, blankets, bedspreads, small household items, shoes in good condition. We will NOT accept furniture. Any items that you have can be placed in the rear of the nursery and once we have enough we will take them to Community Aid. You can still take items to Community Aid on your own, but, if it is easier to bring them to church we will accept them here as well. (When you are filling bags, please be mindful of how much the bag weighs, as it is hard for us “experienced” women to lift if the bags are too heavy).
Social Events
Ladies Night Out
Women* of the church get together on the 2nd Thursday of each month to enjoy a meal & conversation. (*Actually, all are invited regardless of your sexual identity)
November 14, Crossroads @ 6 pm
Women’s Guild Hapenings
November 10 – Women’s Guild Meeting
November 17 – Turkey Raffle
November 24 – Bake Sale
Gift Card Calendar Raffle begins
December 1 - Advent "Holiday Kick Off Party"
As a thank you to the congregation for always supporting the efforts of the Guild, a pasta meal will be provided for everyone after worship. We will have music and also a craft for anyone that would like to make one.
December 8 – Chili luncheon
Youth (and adult) Craft Night
Stay tuned for further information on this event that is planned to be held monthly. Adults that would like to help must complete a Child Abuse Clearance form. See Alene or Dalynn for the forms.
Rosedale Readers
Anyone who likes to read can participate by purchasing a book to share with the group. The Rosedale Readers will be starting a new cycle in October. Anyone interested can start looking at hardcover books. Send your book title to Marcia by September 15. She will distribute the schedules to paste in your book, and a list of all the books, before we begin passing books October 6.
We pass books once a month on the first Sunday. New members are welcome. You only have to buy one 2024 hardcover book but get to read as many new books as there are people participating. If you can, please check with Marcia before you purchase your book to be sure there are no duplicates. Here are the titles we have so far:
The Wedding People by Alison Espach
How to Solve your Own Murder by Kristen Perrin
Mind Games by Nora Roberts
By An Other Name by Jodi Picoult
The Loves of Theodore Roosevelt: The Women Who Created a
President by Edward F. O'Keefe
Miss Morgan's Book Brigade by Janet Skeslien Charles
Swan Song by Elin Hilderbrand
All We Were Promised by Ashton Lattimore
A Happier Life by Kristy Woodson Harvey
Books are passed on to the next reader on the 1st Sunday of the month beginning October 1. Contact the Church office to be part of the group.
Rosedale Lunch
Church members meet once a month for lunch at a local restaurant.
Upcoming lunchs are at Margherita's on November 19 at Noon. .
Fundraisers
Stay tuned for upcomming fundraiser events.
Recurring Events
Choir Practice - Bell Choir Practice - Consistory Meeting -
4:00 PM Wednesdays 4:45 PM Wednesdays Following Worship on the 3rd Sunday each month